Alger County, MI

FIPS 26003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Alger County had an annual average of 1,910 jobs across 230 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,910

+3% YoY

Establishments

230

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,406

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Alger County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
722 NAICS 722 351 36 $430 $7.8M
921 NAICS 921 161 7 $616 $5.2M
321 NAICS 321 144 4 $1,048 $7.8M
236 NAICS 236 68 10 $1,295 $4.6M
541 NAICS 541 45 11 $1,269 $3.0M
455 NAICS 455 44 6 $460 $1.0M
238 NAICS 238 40 14 $858 $1.8M
712 NAICS 712 39 1 $1,284 $2.6M
444 NAICS 444 30 4 $519 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 29 1 $1,493 $2.2M
459 NAICS 459 25 7 $274 $0.4M
811 NAICS 811 20 6 $904 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 19 9 $846 $0.8M
441 NAICS 441 18 4 $616 $0.6M
113 NAICS 113 14 3 $525 $0.4M
624 NAICS 624 7 4 $534 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

86

jobs · $65,482 avg pay

Private

1,824

jobs · $47,589 avg pay

MI Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

5.0%

April 2026

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